School: Pres. Convent, Drogheda (roll number 851)
- Location:
- Drogheda, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Sr. M. Patrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0679, Page 010
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- (continued from previous page)Street, and it was first started by a people named Kelly. Great profit was made on them. The largest size was sold at a halpenny and they were called dips.
Leather Tanning
About forty years ago the tanning industry was very common in Drogheda. It was very different from the way it is done now. The result is not so good now as it was in those days.
Formerly the leather hides were got by the tanners from the horses and cows. They sprinkled salt over them to help to remove the hair. Then they were spread on large(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peggy Byrne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Fair Street, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Miss Masterson
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Fair Street, Co. Louth
